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DOCUMENTS OF THE GENERAL FACULTY
The minutes of the regular Faculty Council
meeting of September 20, 1999, published below, are included in the
Documents of the General Faculty for the information of the members.
<signed>
John R. Durbin, Secretary
The General Faculty
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR FACULTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF
SEPTEMBER 20, 1999
The first meeting of the Faculty Council
for the academic year 1999-2000 was held in Room 212 of the Main Building
on Monday, September 20, 1999, at 2:15 p.m.
ATTENDANCE.
Present: Christopher O. Adejumo, Katherine M. Arens, Efraim
P. Armendariz, Neal E. Armstrong, Joseph J. Beaman, Loftus C. Carson,
Richard A. Cherwitz, Richard L. Cleary, Alan K. Cline, Donald G. Davis,
Patrick J. Davis, John R. Durbin, John S. Dzienkowski, Catharine H.
Echols, Sheldon Ekland-Olson, Larry R. Faulkner, Ana Cristina Ferreira-Pinto,
Rachel T. Fouladi, G. Charles Franklin, Alan W. Friedman, Sara C. Galvan,
James D. Garrison, Erayne N. Gee, John C. Gilbert, Edmund (Ted) Gordon,
Lawrence S. Graham, Thomas A. Griffy, Tracy C. Hamilton, Barbara J.
Harlow, Roderick P. Hart, , James L. Hill, Martha F. Hilley, Vance
R. Holloway, Sharon H. Justice, Manuel J. Justiz, Elizabeth L. Keating,
Michael L. Lauderdale, Desmond F. Lawler, Steven W. Leslie, Brian P.
Levack, Laura E. Luthy, Margaret N. Maxey, Gregory R. Murphy, David
A. Nancarrow, Dean P. Neikirk, Edward W. Odell, Patricia C. Ohlendorf,
Eric C. Opiela, Alba A. Ortiz, Thomas G. Palaima, Bruce P. Palka, Randall
M. Parker, Shelley M. Payne, Elmira Popova, Robert A. Prentice, Elizabeth
Richmond-Garza, Gretchen Ritter, Charles A. Roeckle, Juan M. Sanchez,
Joel F. Sherzer, Lawrence W. Speck, John E. St. Lawrence, Janice S.
Todd, Michael C. Tusa, James W. Vick, Lonnie H. Wagstaff, N. Bruce
Walker, Barbara W. White.
Absent. Urton L. Anderson, Victor L. Arnold (excused),
Joel W. Barlow, Phillip J. Barrish (excused), Gerard H. Bţhague (excused),
Harold W. Billings, William D. Carlson, Michael B. Clement, Jere Confrey,
Richard L. Corsi, Edwin Dorn, Robert A. Duke (excused), Parisa Fatehi,
G. Karl Galinsky, Linda L. Golden (excused), Sue A. Greninger (excused),
Julie Hallmark (excused), Thomas M. Hatfield, Kerry A. Kinney, J. Parker
Lamb, Richard W. Lariviere, William S. Livingston, Vincent A. Mariani,
Robert G. May, Atisha G. Patel (excused), Theodore E. Pfeifer, Mary
Ann R. Rankin, Johnnie D. Ray, Andrew M. Riggsby, Victoria Rodriguez,
Dolores Sands, Roberta I. Shaffer, M. Michael Sharlot, Michael P. Starbird
(excused), Ben G. Streetman, Alexa M. Stuifbergen, Teresa A. Sullivan
(excused), Ellen A. Wartella, Karin G. Wilkins (excused).
Voting Members:
Non-Voting Members:
Total Members:
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present
present
present
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15
39
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absent
absent
absent
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31
107
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total
total
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| I. |
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY (D
30-33).
The secretary called attention to several items on the written report and to
the new numbering system for faculty documents, which is explained on page
D 1.
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES.
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COMMUNICATION WITH THE PRESIDENT.
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Comments by the President.
At its meeting on April 19, 1999, the council endorsed and forwarded to President
Faulkner the final report of the ad hoc Committee on Intercollegiate
Athletics, chaired by Charles Alan Wright (law), ( D&P
17000-17034). On September 20, Faulkner outlined his actions on the recommendations
in the report. (More details were provided in a September 30 letter, which
is attached ( D 72-75).)
Faulkner said that in keeping with recommendations in the report, the following
actions were being taken.
- The Faculty Building Advisory Committee will
be advised of any new construction or repair and renovation
project estimated to cost $10 million or more. The president
will consider the views of the committee in evaluating such
projects.
- Although the Longhorn Foundation and the Longhorn
Legacy Capital Campaign will continue to report to the vice
president for administration, the staff will take part in the
same types of assessments and coordination sessions that the
deans and the vice president for development have with the
major gifts officers in the colleges and schools.
- The president is discussing with the Board of
Regents a recommendation that the president appoint the two
members of each of the athletics councils now named by the
regents. The regents will make the decision on this recommendation.
- The president will appoint the chairs of the
two athletics councils for four-year terms. The faculty representative
position to the conference and the NCAA will involve a six-year
term and will be separated from the position of chair of the
men's athletics council. Charles Alan Wright has accepted appointment
as the faculty representative effective October 1.
In response to other recommendations, Faulkner
said he agreed that it was important to keep in mind the philosophical
differences among the faculty and the other UT constituencies
about the place of athletics; he would work for better communication
about the athletics programs; the administration would discuss
a recommendation to provide donors to academic units the opportunity
to purchase prime seating for athletics events or other athletic
benefits; he agreed
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the president should be in charge of intercollegiate
athletics, and said that steps were being taken to improve the
reporting process; and that the men's athletics council would follow
a more frequent and regular meeting schedule.
On behalf of the ad hoc committee, Jack Gilbert (chemistry and biochemistry)
thanked the president for implementing so many of the committee's recommendations.
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Questions to the President
- Parking
Charles Franklin, Vice President for Business Affairs, and David Kapalko,
Director of Parking and Traffic Administration, addressed several questions
about campus parking.
The number of F parking spaces on the campus has been reduced due to increased
building. About 230 faculty and 170 staff who requested F permits this
year did not receive them; however, all of the faculty in this group were
offered space in parking garages.
The campus master plan anticipated the construction of garages to replace
the lots used for construction sites, but the plan does not recommend an
increase in the overall number of parking spaces. It will be difficult
to find parking locations convenient to the central campus.
The campus master plan recommends conversion of a section of Speedway and
sections of Inner Campus Drive from parking to pedestrian malls, and this
will be discussed by the Parking and Traffic Policy Committee. Sara Galvan
(Cabinet of College Councils) said that many students are in favor of closing
Speedway to traffic. President Faulkner pointed out that this would have
to be considered as part of larger issues relating to the Blanton Museum
and the new dormitory now under construction.
Gretchen Ritter (government) said there was confusion last summer because
the applications for F permits and for parking garages were not coordinated.
Franklin said the problem was caused in part because of overestimating
the number of persons who would choose garages from among those who had
been in F lots now used for construction. The parking committee will be
asked to consider the use of some garage space for F permits next year.
Shelley Payne (microbiology) inquired about the degree of overbooking for
F lots. Kapalko answered that most faculty lots are overbooked by a factor
of about 1.2 permits per space, but the factor depends on the size and
location of the lot.
Tracy Hamilton (Graduate Student Assembly) said she supported the idea
of parking spaces off campus with transportation to the campus. The president
said this fell in the purview of Capital Metro's overall responsibilities
to the area, and the University was working with them on a long range development
plan.
- Evaluation of administrators.
In April of 1997 the UT System approved changes in the evaluation of deans
of schools and colleges, and the selection and evaluation of department
chairpersons and academic center directors. The University Council had
approved these changes in October of 1994. For example, for the selection
and evaluation of department chairpersons, the changes called for the election
of a consultative committee consisting of at least three members;
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wherever appropriate, this committee is to be constituted
during the fall semester of the academic year.
Apparently due to the turnover in the central administration, as recently as
last spring the policy approved in 1997 was not being followed in all parts of
the campus. President Faulkner had been asked in a written question from the
secretary to address this issue.
In the September 20 meeting, Provost Ekland-Olson said he would discuss this
with the deans, and would soon have a response. The secretary later received
a letter from the Provost to the deans, stating that the policies as approved
would be followed in the future. (A copy is available in the Office of the General
Faculty.)
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REPORT OF THE CHAIR.
Chair Martha Hilley (music) updated members of the council on matters
that had transpired since the May meeting, including actions by the UT System
Faculty Advisory Council. She also said she had sent a request to Board of
Regents Chair Donald Evans that UT Austin faculty be consulted in the selection
process for a new chancellor.
Hilley read a letter from Frieda Speck thanking the Council for its resolution
of November 16, 1998, which recognized her contributions to faculty governance
while serving in the Office of the General Faculty for many years.
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REPORT OF THE CHAIR ELECT — None.
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VI.
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SPECIAL ORDERS — None.
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VII.
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PETITIONS — None.
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VIII.
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS — None.
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NEW BUSINESS.
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Recommendation from the General Faculty Rules Committee
on the UT System Faculty Advisory Council Representatives (D
34-35).
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Recommendation from the
General Faculty Rules Committee on the Faculty Council Executive
Committee (D
36-37).
The recommendations in IX.A and IX.B were introduced by Randall M. Parker (special
education), chair of the Rules Committee, and were approved by voice vote.
They are to be presented for consideration at the annual meeting of the General
Faculty on October 12.
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Recommendation from the
Educational Policy Committee on Course Substitution and Waiver
Policy for Students with Disabilities (D
38-40).
Consideration of this recommendation was postponed until the October meeting
of the council.
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Recommendation from Student Assembly for Establishment
of a Summer Dead Day (D
41-42).
This recommendation was referred to the Calendar Committee by Chair Hilley.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMMENTS ă None.
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QUESTIONS TO THE CHAIR ă None.
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ADJOURNMENT.
The meeting adjourned at 3:25 p.m.
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Distributed through the Faculty Council web site (www.utexas.edu/faculty/council/)
on October 14, 1999. Copies are available on request from the Office
of the General Faculty, FAC 22, F9500.
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ATTACHMENT 1
September 30, 1999
Dr. John R. Durbin
Secretary
The Faculty Council
FAC 22 (F9500)
Dear John:
This letter is my response to the final report of the Ad Hoc Committee On
Intercollegiate Athletics, D&P
17000 - 17034. As I said when I discussed the report at the Faculty Council
meeting on September 20, I have discussed the report and recommendations
with a number of interested members of the campus community. I outline below
the actions that I am taking on the recommendations.
I have had a chance to thank many members of the Committee in person. I want
to take this opportunity to recognize the entire Committee for its thorough
and diligent consideration of the issues and for an excellent report.
The Committee proposed a mission statement and underlying principles for
intercollegiate athletics beginning on D&P
17021. Nine specific recommendations followed beginning on D&P 17024.
The mission statement and underlying principles provide excellent guidance
and standards for intercollegiate athletics operations and decision-making.
A draft mission statement, including goals and objectives, that draws on
the work of the Committee currently is being reviewed by the Athletics Councils.
I will be meeting with both Athletics Councils this fall and will discuss
the mission statement and the underlying principles. I also will be discussing
action on the nine recommendations. These are:
I am very aware that these philosophical differences
exist. Patti Ohlendorf and I had a number of meetings this
summer with various persons about the Committeeęs report.
This issue was discussed with the Athletics Directors, the
Chairs of the Athletics Councils, and the Faculty Representative
to the NCAA and the Big 12. I also talked about the philosophical
differences when I visited this summer with the Big 12
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Commissioner. The issue will be kept in
mind as major decisions regarding athletics are made.
This will be an agenda item when I meet with the Athletics
Councils this fall. I have asked Patti Ohlendorf to work with the Athletics
Directors, the Chairs of the Athletics Councils, the Faculty Representative,
and the Faculty Council Executive Committee to establish an appropriate
mechanism for additional communication.
- We recommend that before a new construction project
or repair and renovation project estimated to cost $10 million or more
goes to the President for approval, the Faculty Council, through its
representatives on the Faculty Building Advisory Committee, be informed
about the project and given an opportunity to express its view.
The Faculty Building Advisory Committee will be advised
of any such projects and I will consider the views of the Committee when
the projects are presented to me.
- We recommend that the two Athletics Councils and the
administration give further consideration to this idea. [The idea is
to provide donors to academic units the opportunity to purchase prime
seating for athletics events or other athletic benefits.]
The idea will be discussed this year. Of course, there
is a significant capacity issue associated with this recommendation, especially
with football and basketball, as pointed out in the report.
- We recommend that the Longhorn Foundation and the Longhorn
Legacy Capital Campaign report directly to the Vice President for Development
as well as to the Athletics Directors.
As the Committee pointed out in its report, the major gifts
officers in the colleges and schools began reporting jointly to the respective
dean and the Vice President for Development. This provides for more standard
and enhanced assessment of the work of the major gifts officers, better
coordination of effort, and a mechanism for the colleges and schools to
share funds and other resources with the Development Office. Patti Ohlendorf,
Johnnie Ray, DeLoss Dodds, and Jody Conradt talked about this recommendation.
It was decided that although the formal reporting line for the major gifts
officers will not change, in part because the Athletics Departments are
not eligible to receive any of the funding that the Development Office provides
to the colleges and schools for development operations, those staff will
take part in the same types of assessments and coordination sessions that
the deans and the Vice President for
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Development have with the major gifts officers
in the colleges and schools. This change was made during the summer
and both the Vice President for Development and the Athletics Directors
are pleased with the effort.
I agree fully with this recommendation. As I mentioned
above, I plan to meet this fall with both Athletics Councils. I have asked
Patti Ohlendorf to work this year with the Chairs of the Athletics Councils
and the Athletics Directors to assess the operations of the Councils and
determine what improvements might be made. I also am establishing a series
of three meetings throughout the year to talk about athletics issues with
the Vice President for Administration, the Chairs of the Athletics Councils,
and the Faculty Representative.
- We recommend that the two members of each of the Athletics
Councils now named by the Regents be appointed instead by the President.
I am discussing this recommendation with the Chairman
of the Board of Regents. The Regents will make the decision on this recommendation.
- We recommend that the faculty representative to the
NCAA and to the conference serve at the pleasure of the President and
that he or she be ex officio a nonvoting member of the Athletics Council
and that the chairman of each Athletics Council be one of the faculty
members of the Council, named to be chairman by the President.
This recommendation received a large amount of my attention
this summer. I discussed it with the Chairs of the Athletics Councils
and others. Based upon those discussions and my personal belief that
appointed
positions should be for set terms, the following actions are being taken:
The Faculty Representative position will be separated from the position
of Chair of the Menęs Athletics Council. Both Waneen Spirduso and Beverly
Hadaway made this recommendation to me after they had time to reflect
on the issue after the Committee had reported. I am making this change
for several reasons. First, the issues that come before the Faculty Representative
are not confined to menęs athletics. In addition, the Faculty Representativeęs
workload is heavy and becoming more so. The intercollegiate athletics
enterprise in the United States is in flux and is in need of diligent
attention. The Faculty Representative must play a major role in this review
and interact effectively with the Big 12 and the NCAA. The Chairs and
faculty members of the Athletics Councils provide the primary internal
faculty advice and input on athletics issues while the Faculty Representativeęs
primary focus is with external relationships and obligations. The Faculty
Representative will be an ex officio member of both Councils, thus adding
to faculty input on the Councils. I am establishing a six-year term for
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Faculty Representative and a four-year
term for the Council Chairs. Both Waneen and Beverly have told me that
they do not wish to remain as Chair for another four years but both
have agreed to continue as Chair at least for this year. I am very pleased
that Charles Alan Wright has accepted appointment as the Faculty Representative
effective October 1.
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We recommend that the Menęs Athletics
Council continue to meet at least as often as it is doing in the
current academic year and that, except where urgent circumstances
require
otherwise, its meetings be scheduled well in advance.
This recommendation is being followed. The Chair of the Menęs
Athletics Council and the Athletics Director have scheduled the Council
to meet regularly throughout 1999 ® 2000.
I want to express once again my appreciation to the Committee for its work
and the report. I also appreciate the interest of the faculty in these
issues.
I reiterate what I said to the Faculty Council shortly after I assumed
the presidency. That is: While I serve as President here, I will place
utmost
emphasis on the preservation of The Universityęs integrity in all of its
aspects, including intercollegiate athletics. At Texas, we have an admirable
record of competing with integrity in our sports programs. Moreover, we
have done so over many years at a very high level of achievement. In the
menęs programs, we have also done so within a self-financing program that
does not burden The Universityęs resources from State appropriations, tuition,
or fees. Finally, Texas has competed with honor and integrity in a period
when The University has made great strides toward academic leadership at
the top level. Very few other universities, even among elite private institutions,
can make the same statements. I am deeply committed to seeing that they
remain true when I depart from this office.
Sincerely,
<signed>
Larry R. Faulkner
President
LRF/p
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Professor Charles Alan Wright
Ad Hoc Committee Members
Professor Martha F. Hilley
Vice President Patricia C. Ohlendorf
Menęs Athletics Council Members
Womenęs Athletics Council Members
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